Well friends, I hope you had a lovely Easter if you celebrated it!  We sure did here with some great weather. A lovely city ham, buttermilk biscuits, asparagus salad, coconut cake and of course more Easter candy than I can even comprehend…  But inbetween keeping my sugar high going, I did happen to find some lovely items to share with you all today! I hope you enjoy them!

To me, this dress is perfection.  Simply put–perfection. From Etsy seller, Baxter Vintage.

Sears in the 1970s really created some rad stuff. Case in point–this sweet little number! From Etsy seller, Wee Little Ones Vintage.

Only dapper dandies need apply for this wonderful little outfit! From Etsy seller, The Doe & the Fawn.

Oh man, I love these guys!  Look at Big Bird showing you the cake–now THAT’S love!  From Etsy seller, I Have A Thing For You.

Yellow gingham is made for cute babies.  Especially when it involves a sweet little patch of teddy bear applique. From Etsy seller, Thrifty Vintage Kitten.

I almost never NEVER post items again, b t I saw this a year ago from Baby Shapes and I MUST post it again. It is too perfect for some lucky kiddo!

An apple a day keeps the fashion police away! Hee hee! From Etsy seller, Sweet Shop Vintage.

Why wear your heart on your sleeve when you can wear a flower? From Etsy seller, Storybook Retro!

I know the Peach always wants her own special cup, so I know any kiddo in his or her right mind would want these sweeties! From Etsy seller, Evelynn’s Alcove.

You do know how awesome these shoes are? Because I do! From Etsy seller, Lived In.

Happy Monday!

Easter is wonderful for so so many reasons that extend beyond its original meaning.  The Easter Bunny, honey baked ham and most importantly, the pretty pastel first spring dresses for girls. So please indulge me with this collection of Easter dresses as I reminisce about my own childhood and the excitement of the pretty pretty dress that hung on my door waiting to be worn to find my Easter candy!

This dress. Swoon.  From Etsy seller, Vint Condition.

I’m sure the Easter bunny would totally leave some extra jelly beans for the cutie wearing this darling dress. From Etsy seller Tracy Ann’s.

Would you look at this cutie lady Easter Bunny applique? Perfection. From Etsy seller, the Runaway Pancake.

This peekaboo bunny dress is too adorable for words. And I love the ric-rac grass accent. Sigh! From Etsy seller, Pinkleberries.

I would have given my chocolate Easter Bunny in trade for this pink frilly dress when I was a kiddo. Just frou frou brilliant. From Etsy seller, Baby Tweed.

Wowza! This little girl in this little dress? And the little bits of lace? So darling! From Etsy seller, Just Zipity!

Oh yeah–this perfect little pastel green dressie give cuteness goosebumps! From Etsy seller, Rhymes and Riddles.

OK, I know I just showed two dresses with bunnies, but I’m going for broke here and feature another. Because it is too cute not too. AND a nice knitted one for anyone whose Easter plans may include snow shoveling… From Etsy seller, Kitsch Parade.

I just love orange for Easter. It makes me think of the carrots. Hee hee! From Etsy seller, Breed Baby NYC.

Lavender plaid perfection, anyone? From Etsy seller, Baby Tweed.

Happy Monday!

Earlier this year, Valerie Harper announced that she has terminal brain cancer and possibly only three months to live.  For some reason, this really hit me hard. Valerie Harper played one of the most iconic TV characters—and one of my absolute favorites—Rhoda Morgenstern on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

One must admit that the entire Mary Tyler Moore cast was full of some of the most talented and funny actors in the history of the universe.  But Rhoda stood out in my opinion and many many other people agree.

There was just something about this wonderful character Valerie Harper created. Rhoda was believable, funny, smart and very lovable. It was easy to put Mary on a pedestal, but you wanted Rhoda as a friend. Rhoda emanated a warmth that was 100 percent Valerie Harper. Valerie’s friends have been commenting over the past few weeks about what a giving person she is and a supportive friend through and through.

And Rhoda’s style was magnificent! I need a moment just to talk about the scarf.  Don’t tell me you haven’t tried wrapping your head in a scarf at least once? Because you’d be lying.  And we can thank Valerie for that, whose stylist wore a scarf and she thought it would work well on Rhoda. And boy did it ever.  And that stylist?  She ended up doing her own fashion label. Thanks to encouragement from Valerie Harper.

But Rhoda’s wonderful character was too big to be squeezed into the role of Mary’s bestie. She deserved her own show, which was just as wonderful as Mary Tyler Moore’s show in my mind!  The show was also a little love letter to New York.  In fact Rhoda took the subway to her own wedding.  In a fabulous wedding dress no less! With a matching white sweater to boot.

So, three cheers for Rhoda and best wishes and love to Valerie Harper.  Thank you for leaving an indelible, beautiful, scarf-wrapped fingerprint on my childhood and my life. You are a part of of us all.

If you want to read about some more Valerie Harper love, I suggest you go to Made for TV Mayhem for links to other wonderful Rhoda tributes.

Hoo boy! What a wonderful weekend. I must admit–I spend the majority of this weekend prepping for that sale, and now I’m in SLC dreaming of all the wonderful items I bought at it!  But before I headed out, I found quite a food vintage goodies to share with you all!!!

Who doesn’t love a little striped counting elephant? Especially on a sweet little jumper?  Exactly! From Etsy seller, defineLOVEjr.

Knitters with RSI out there, behold the answer–beautiful vintage hand-knitted sweaters, like this gorgeous aran one from Bondplace Vintage, who actually has a stunning number of lovely hand knit goodies for kiddos.

You know how hot chalkboards are, right? Well, this is a wonderful one.  Love! From Reware Vintage.

I love Nannette dresses, but I had no idea that they did this sweaters–especially ones as adorable as this little ski one! From Etsy seller, Brookaloo Vintage.

What is that silly putty tat doing driving a taxi? So darling! From Etsy seller, Betsy Fern Vintage.

The perfect shoes to wear between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day! Hee hee! From Etsy seller, UDA Kids.

Here is a lot of five vintage coloring books. Although some of the pages are already colored, it would be great to just xerox some of the images to color again and again! From Etsy seller, Oliver’s Paperie.

Who doesn’t love a good pink dress? I know I do! From Etsy seller, Hi, Small Vintage.

I didn’t know Tupperware made super cute little plastic toys once? LOVE! From Etsy seller, Fun Finds Vintage.

I think this wee jonjon is so darling–and whoever came up with the idea of putting a little lantern on it is genius! From Etsy seller, Fuzzymama!

Happy Monday!

Hey friends. If you are a Bay Area local (or happen to be in the area!) the Dames and Dottie and I are having a huge vintage blow out sale! TONS of sizes (including lots of the elusive L/XL!). All my past sales have been smaller (just myself and one other person) but this time it’s NINE vintage loving gals! Prices on most things will be $20 and under (dress, shirts, men’s shirts etc). A handful of primo dresses in the $30-40 range. It should be a blast! Stop by!